On a short day trip to Veracruz, we stopped along the way to check out where Hernan Cortez lived during his immobile times in Veracruz (when he wasn't conquering other places). Here are some of the pictures of the ruins of his and other homes in the small village. [View Full Entry]

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Xalapa is famous for it's beautiful parks and numerous lakes throughout the city, among many other things. The family and I took a trip to Bicentenario Park with the dog Sammy. [View Full Entry]

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First Week of School, Fútbol, and Pan I wake this morning around 9am, pack my bag and walk to my school. The doors are open but the compound is quiet and still with only a few of the staff members, noticed by their black collared EEE polo shirts, pacing the walkways. Today is Friday and the first day of my extended weekend, something I will enjoy every week here at La Escuela para Estudiantes Extranjeros. One full week of school has finished and I’ve become comfortable with the idea of resuming studies here in Xalapa. I attend two classes a day, [View Full Entry]

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Here's some pictures of my new house in Xalapa. The numbers are not in order but correctly orientated as if you walked through house as seen. More on the way. [View Full Entry]

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Acclimation and a Mexican Sunday I have spent the past couple days walking around “el centro” or center city with my host mom Yolie. My days have been less than eventful, most of them consisting of long waits while she runs errands in stores and talks to people on her phone, but I’m seeing lots of the city by spending time with her. From what I’ve experienced with my host family, it appears no one in this place can simply undergo a money transaction without heavy debate and discussion. I tagged along as the family went to Costco to buy a [View Full Entry]

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Five hours to Xalapa. [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, I have arrived and settled in at my new home in Xalapa, Mexico! I arrived Wednesday night around 8pm after a five-hour plane ride to Mexico City and another five hours aboard a bus to Xalapa. The plane ride passed in a sleepy daze but the bus ride was beautiful, cutting through the expansive countryside of eastern Mexico. Incredible fields of green vegetation stretched as far as the eye could see though in the past couple weeks the region has been slammed with rain turning many of the fields into vast lakes. Nearing Veracruz, the terrain became quite mountainous [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone, I have arrived and settled in at my new home in Xalapa, Mexico! I arrived Wednesday night around 8pm after a five hour plane ride to Mexico City and another five hours aboard a bus to Xalapa. The plane ride passed in a sleepy daze but the bus ride was beautiful, cutting through the expansive country side of Mexico. Nearing Veracruz, the terrain became quite mountainous and a thick mist sat above the tree line due to the damp weather they've had the past couple weeks. My host mom "Yolie" and her daughter [View Full Entry]

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